ablama 108
Adha 9
almonds
with chicken and rice 82–3
garnish 85, 133, 167, 172–3, 179
with Oriental rice 76–7
Amiry, Suad
The Palestinian Village Home 143
Anabtawi, Nihaya 159
biscuits 166
apricots
paste 165
ard el-shokeh 34
ard el-shokeh ma‘kuzbara 58
artichokes
steamed with garlic dressing 34
grilled 18
with marrows, labaneh and pine
nuts 21–2
with rice and beef 78
stuffed 106–7
with tahineh 22–3
tajen 124–5
with tomatoes 60–1
vegetable soup 49
avocados
azarole jelly 171, 175, 181, 186–7
baladi 13–14, 21, 31, 37, 60, 64, 78, 86, 103, 108, 165
balilah 29–30
bandora b’za’tar 37
Bartlett, W. H.
Walks 204
baskot yansoun 166
batata ma‘hasselban 61
beans see broad beans; string beans;
white beans
cauliflower stew 91
Jew’s mallow stew 92
meat and burghol platter 117–19
meat kisses 148
meat shawerma 122
meatballs 123
meatballs and vegetables in tahineh
sauce 124–5
minced meat with onions 126
okra stew 94
Oriental rice 76
pea stew 99
pot roast 127
with rice and cauliflower 78
shish barak 50
spinach stew 98
string bean stew 97
stuffed cabbage 109–10
stuffed chicken 138–9
stuffed marrows with yoghurt
sauce 112–13
stuffed vine leaves and marrows 103–5
stuffing for sfiha 146–7
beetroot 19
with garlic salad 25–6
beitinjan b’laban 24
beitinjan rihawi 22
Bethlehem 7–8, 10, 13, 21, 35, 43, 68, 71, 74, 80, 98, 106, 109, 112, 128, 135, 146, 159, 173, 176, 183–4, 190, 205
beyd b’sumak 42
biscuits 190–1
butter 161
bread and dough 143
bread topped with meat 146–7
cheese kisses 144–5
cheese pie 150–1
garlic bread 49
Lenten cakes 153
meat kisses 148–9
spinach breads 57, 154–5, 201–2
broad beans 62
salad 28
burbara 173
burghol 43
meat and burghol platter 117–18
cabbage
stuffed 109–10
date 168–9
semolina 179
walnut 174
cauliflower 198
fried, with lemon 31
omelette with 64
with rice and beef 78–9
stew 91
cheese 9, 29, 37, 73, 126, 148, 182–6, 190–1, 197–8, 200, 205
dessert 162–3
filo dough with 169–70
kisses 144–5
pancake stuffing 176–7
pie 150–1
white sheep’s cheese 158, 176–7, 199
in the broiler 133
broth 76
with onions and sumak 135–7
with rice and yoghurt 82–3
with rosemary 133
shawerma 134
on a skewer 139
wheat soup 52
chickpeas
dip 26–8
with rice and mutton 80
salad 29
vegetable soup 49
coconuts
rice and milk pudding 172
chickpea fritters 62
dressing, grilled peppers with 31–2
Jew’s mallow stew 92–3
okra with 63
cucumber 12, 41, 43, 91, 110, 198–9
cold summer soup 53
salad 30
traditional salad 38
Dalrymple, William
From the Holy Mountain 120, 204–5
cake 168–9
desserts see sweets and desserts
dinen l‘ktat 50
djaj bel-furun 133
djaj mahshi 138
djaj mashwi ‘al fahem 140
dough see bread and dough
dressings 20, 22, 24, 40, 93, 107, 154
classic 38
coriander 31
garlic 34
tahineh 38
eggplants see aubergines
fried eggs with sumak 42
see also omelette
Escoffier, Chef Auguste 10
esh el-saraya 160
fakhdet kharouf bel furun 128
fallahat 13
farayek b’zeit 153
fassoulia b’zeit 66
filfil harr b’zeit 32
with syrup 175
fruit 12–14, 17, 56, 182–4, 186, 191
garlic 18
bread 49
dressing for steamed artichokes 34
tomatoes fried with 68–9
harisseh 179
hashweh 106, 108, 126, 139, 148
herbs 10–11, 17, 39, 41, 58, 61, 111, 199
hosset silik 69
hummos 18–19, 23, 26–7, 80, 111, 126
hweirneh 57
Jabra, Jabra Ibrahim
The First Well 172
apricot jam 183–5
halawet el-qaryeh 175
quince jelly 182–3
Jerusalem 7–8, 47, 59, 71, 74, 127, 158, 176, 190, 204–5
kallayet bandora 68–9
kebabs 65
lamb on the grill 120–1
kellaj 169
khyar b’laban 30
kidret hummos 80–1
kiftah u warak dawali 129
kishta 160–1
kmaj bread 25, 38, 55, 60, 62, 122–3, 134–5, 139, 152
laban immo 112
laban mkheed 10
laban m’thawam 83
laban san 84
with aubergines and marrows 21–2
lamb 8–9, 80, 84, 89–90, 104, 115–17
chops on the grill 124
Jew’s mallow stew 92
kebab on the grill 120–1
marrow stew 96
meat and burghol platter 117–20
meatballs and vegetables in tahineh
sauce 124–5
okra stew 94
pea stew 99
spinach stew 98
string bean stew 97
stuffed marrows with yoghurt
sauce 112
Landrieux, L’Abbé
In the Land of Christ 8
lemonade 191
with mint leaves 192
Lenten cakes 153
lentils
soup with Swiss chard 46–7, 202
madzuni abur 47
stuffed aubergines 106
stuffed cabbage 109–10
stuffed marrows with tomato sauce 108–9
stuffed marrows with yoghurt sauce 112
stuffed vine leaves and marrows 30, 103, 111, 202
mahshi qussa b’laban 112
makloubet zaher 78–9
marakat kameh 173
marrows 21–2, 78, 102, 125, 198, 202
omelette 64
puréed with tomatoes 65
stew 96
stir-fried 68
stuffed 30
with tomato sauce 108–9
with yoghurt sauce 112–13
tajen 124–5
vegetable soup 49
and vine leaves, stuffed 103–5, 111
meat dishes see beef; lamb; mutton
mezze 18–19, 21, 23, 25, 33, 116, 144, 148
mint tabbouleh 43
m’loukhiyeh 92–3
mou’ajjanat 19
mraba mishmish 167
m’sakhan 135–7
m’tabbal 18–19, 22–4, 119, 198, 202
mulberries 190
meatballs 123
minced meat with onions 126
with rice 73–5
with rice and chickpeas 80–1
with rice and yoghurt 83–5
Nablus 13, 74, 157–9, 162–3, 169 171, 174–6
Nasser, Christiane Dabdoub
Farha 12
Leyla 192
okra 202
with coriander 63
stew 94–5
olive oil 18
hot peppers marinated in 32–3
olives 11, 53, 65, 111, 145, 157, 186
omelette126
with marrows 64
onions 18
chicken and sumak with 135
minced meat with 126
Swiss chard with 69
pancakes
stuffed semolina 176–7
parsley
tabbouleh 43
and tahineh salad 33–4
pea stew 99
green, vegetable soup 49
grilled, with coriander dressing 31–2
hot peppers, chickpea fritters 62
marinated in olive oil 32–3, 40, 198
traditional salad 38–9
pine nuts 19, 118, 121, 126, 133, 137–8, 148, 172–3, 178, 179, 198
with aubergines and marrows 21–2
with chicken and rice 82–3
with Oriental rice 76–7
stuffed aubergines 106
stuffed marrows with tomato sauce 108–9
pistachios 164, 168, 170, 173–4
cream pudding with 160–1
with rosemary 61
salad 36
tajen 124–5
vegetable soup 49
poultry see chicken
pudding see sweets and desserts
qamardin 165
Qleibo, Ali
Before the Mountains Disappear 83–4
quinces
jelly 182
qussa b’zeit 68
qussa mahshi ma‘warak 103, 111
rice 8, 30, 46–7, 52, 68, 71–2, 103, 110–12, 172
with beef and cauliflower 78–9
with chicken and yoghurt 82–3
with mutton 73–5
with mutton and chickpeas 80–1
with mutton and yoghurt 83–5
Oriental rice 30, 46, 76–7, 133, 200
plain rice 81, 89, 93, 99, 107, 125, 128
saffron rice 87
stuffed cabbage 110
stuffed vine leaves and marrows 103
stuffing for djaj mahshi 138–9
vermicelli rice 71, 75, 89, 91, 95–9, 107–9, 125
chicken with 133
with potatoes 61
ruz b’sh‘iyrieh 75
ruz hashweh 76
ruz ‘usfour 87
rice 87
salads
artichokes steamed with garlic
dressing 34
aubergines and marrows with labaneh and pine nuts 21–2
aubergines with tahineh 22–3
aubergines with yoghurt 24
beetroot with garlic 25–6
broad bean salad 28
cauliflower, fried, with lemon 31
chickpea dip 26–7
chickpea salad 29
parsley and tahineh 33–4
potato salad 36
string bean salad 35
tabbouleh 43
tomato salad 39, 86–7, 91, 110, 149, 198
tomatoes with thyme 37
traditional salad 38–9, 62, 75
salata na’meh 38–9
salatet bandora 39
salatet banjar 25–6
salatet batata 36
salatet el-raheb 20–1
salatet fassoulia 35
sambousek b’jibneh 144–5, 198, 200, 205
sambousek b’lahmeh 148–9, 198–9, 205
samneh baladieh 9
sauces 10, 21, 30, 34, 37, 60, 63, 93, 128, 137, 165
laban jmeed 85
Seger, Karen
Granquist 115
Portrait of a Palestinian Village 73
Semolina 169–70
Armenian halaweh 178
cakes 179
date cake 168
pancakes stuffed 176
stuffing for zalabiyeh 171
Shammas, Anton
Arabesque 174
sharab tamerhindi 190–1
sharab tout 190
shawerma 68
chicken 134
meat 122
shish barak 50–1
shish taou’ 139
shorabet adass b’silik 46–7
shorabet adass majrush 48
shorabet djaj 46
shorabet frikeh 52
shorabet khudra 49
sou beurek 150
Armenian yoghurt soup 47
cold summer soup 53
lentil soup with Swiss chard 46–7, 202
medicinal uses 45
shish barak 50–1
vegetable soup 49
spinach
omelette with 64,
stew 98
stews 39, 63, 71, 75, 81, 84, 89–90
cauliflower stew 91
Jew’s mallow stew 92–3
marrow stew 96
okra stew 94–5
pea stew 99
spinach stew 98
string bean stew 97
string beans 14
salad 35
stew 97
with tomatoes 66
sumac 43, 122, 134, 136–7, 139, 154
chicken with onions and 135
sweets and desserts
aniseed rings 166
apricots in syrup 167
Armenian halaweh 178
butter biscuits 161
cheese dessert 162–4
cream pudding with pistachios 160–1
date cakes 168–9
filo dough with cheese 169–70
fritters with syrup 175
pudding with pistachios 164
qamardin 165
rice and milk pudding 172
semolina cake 179
stuffed semolina pancakes 176–7
tamriyyeh 171
walnut cakes 174
wheat pudding 173
Swiss chard
with onions 69
tabbouleh 43
tabun bread 37, 41, 48, 60, 82, 137, 197, 199
aubergines with 22–3
broad bean salad 28
chick pea dip 26–7
dressing 38–9
and parsley salad 33, 129, 134, 149, 198
tajen 124–5
Tamari, Vera
The Palestinian Village Home 143
tamarind syrup 191
tatli mishmish 183–5
tatli safarjal 182–3
tatli za‘rur 186
cheese kisses 144–5
with tomatoes 37
tomatoes
aubergine salad 20–1
aubergines with 60–1
cold summer soup 53
fried with garlic 68–9
with okra and coriander 63
with puréed marrows 65
salad 39, 86–7, 91, 110, 149, 198
with string beans 66
with thyme 37
traditional salad 38–9
vegetable soup 49
Tristram, H. B.
A Journal of Travels in Palestine 157
vegetable soup 49
vermicelli
dough 162–3
rice 71, 75, 89, 91, 95–9, 107–9, 125
vine leaves 123
minced meat rolled in 129
stuffed with marrows 30, 103–4, 111, 202
cake 174
wheat 9, 41, 43, 118, 153, 168
soup 52
white beans
casserole 59
yakhni bamieh 94–5
yakhni bazela 99
yakhni fassoulia 97
yakhni sabanekh 98
yoghurt 22–3, 62, 65, 71, 78, 80, 96, 139, 146, 179, 198
Armenian soup 47
aubergines with 24–5
chicken and rice with 82–3
dressing 119
parsley and tahineh salad 33–4
puréed marrows with tomatoes 65
rice with mutton and 73–4, 83–5
shish barak 50–1
with vermicelli rice 75